AI Turns the Computer Science Dream Into a Tough Job Hunt for a New Generation of Graduates
For years, computer science was considered one of the safest paths from college into a well-paid career. Technology companies competed aggressively for young programmers, graduates often received multiple offers, and universities rapidly expanded their computer science programs. Artificial intelligence is now helping overturn that equation. New computer science graduates are entering one of the most […]
U.S. Accelerates Shift Away From Animal Testing as AI and Human-Based Models Reshape Drug Research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accelerating a major transformation in biomedical research, launching new initiatives intended to reduce reliance on animal testing while expanding the use of human cells, organoids, organs-on-chips, artificial intelligence and computational models in drug development. The effort represents one of the federal government’s most significant moves toward […]
Los Angeles Needs Thousands of Apartments, but Developers Say Building Them No Longer Pays
Los Angeles is confronting a striking contradiction in its housing crisis: the city desperately needs more apartments, but many developers say constructing them has become financially unattractive. Despite persistent housing shortages and high rents, multifamily construction is slowing as developers confront elevated interest rates, falling apartment values, rising construction expenses, regulatory costs and taxes that […]
Potent Kratom Products Drive a New Wave of Addiction and Severe Withdrawal Across the U.S.
Addiction treatment centers across the United States are reporting a sharp increase in patients seeking help for dependence on kratom and, increasingly, highly concentrated products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH. Kratom comes from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia and has been available in the United States for decades. Traditionally sold as powders, […]
Trump Creates New ‘AI Force’ as Tech Leaders Warn Washington About the Risks of an Uncontrolled Race
President Donald Trump has announced plans to create a new federal “AI Force” and appoint an artificial-intelligence czar, responding to intensifying debate inside the technology industry and his own administration over how the United States should manage increasingly powerful AI systems. Trump compared the proposed organization with the Space Force created during his first administration. […]
California’s Vanishing Coast Pits Oceanfront Homeowners Against the Fight to Save Public Beaches
A dramatic battle is unfolding along California’s coastline as powerful waves, severe erosion and rising water threaten expensive oceanfront homes, forcing residents and government officials to confront a difficult question: how far should California go to protect private property when the structures built to save homes can accelerate the disappearance of public beaches? The conflict […]
America’s Affordable Housing Paradox: Thousands of Apartments Sit Empty While the Poorest Remain Homeless
Across the United States, a troubling contradiction is emerging in the housing crisis: thousands of apartments officially classified as affordable are sitting vacant while millions of the country’s poorest renters cannot find homes they can afford. The problem exposes a fundamental mismatch between the affordable housing America is building and the people experiencing the most […]
Trump Administration Threatens Billions in State Aid Over Immigration Reporting Rules
The Trump administration is dramatically increasing pressure on state governments to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, warning that states could lose billions of dollars in federal welfare funding if their agencies fail to report immigrants they know are living in the United States without legal status. The move represents another significant expansion of President Donald […]
FTC and 22 States Accuse Amazon of Secretly Inflating Advertising Costs by Billions
Amazon is facing a major new legal battle after the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 U.S. states sued the technology and retail giant, alleging that it secretly manipulated its digital advertising auctions to force businesses to pay higher prices. Regulators claim the practices affected more than one million advertisers and generated […]
Air Force Major Faces Career-Ending Charges After Publicly Defying Trump
An active-duty Air Force officer who publicly denounced President Donald Trump is facing serious military charges that could end his career, eliminate his retirement benefits and potentially send him to prison. The case of Maj. Jason Watson, a 17-year Air Force veteran, is becoming a high-profile test of how far service members—particularly commissioned officers—can go […]
